The AI Keynote: Building AI Cities in LATAM

The rise of “AI Cities” in Rio de Janeiro, Eldorado do Sul, and Santiago illustrates a new wave of mega-campuses designed for AI workloads. These projects combine renewable energy, liquid cooling, and urban partnerships to enable sovereign AI compute at global scale. The keynote explores what it takes to turn vision into reality. 

• Case study: Elea’s Rio AI City, highlighting key enablers of AI-ready cities

• Power sourcing, subsea connectivity, workforce development, and permitting frameworks. 

• Risks of “hype vs. delivery” and the path to making AI Cities operational.